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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.

Larry Bird

My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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Ball Bound Go Guy Loose Make See Sick Stare Watch
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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Always Been Do Else Interest Job might Nbs Something Time Twenty Years
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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Before Down Play Think When
What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Better Boomstick Dog Ever Know Mean World
If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
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Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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Bank Children Deal Due Guy Need Payment Show
I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Good Have Like Money Really Say Talk Want
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Hate Like Lose More Win

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